Sweet Baby {Winston-Salem Newborn Photographer}

Our First Winter Snow {Winston-Salem Newborn & Wedding Photographer}

I’m still here!  I have been playing catch up for so long I don’t even consider it a word anymore ha!  It seems as though right when I have the chance to get caught up, something happens… always.  You can’t explain it to others, because they take it as an excuse… but it’s life and I can’t help how life flows.

Between house cleaning, laundry, school, homework, baths, dinner and the regular normal busy routine stuff – a curve ball is thrown in there every now and then I think to still test me if I still have it in me… well, I do. I just have to go with the flow, not get discouraged, have patients and take one day at a time, stand strong and know that I will always pull through those tough times. I can’t control that my youngest has been sick several times this Winter, the oldest hasn’t been sick but he has bad allergies and asthma. I have THE worse luck and have the weirdest things happen that come up to prevent me to work {LOL seriously I could write a book of all the bad luck things – un health related, just weird bad luck stuff}. My husband is out of town for work sometimes and it is hard to juggle things as well… I have gained much more respect towards single parents.  I often say to myself  “How do they do it?”

It has forever been a goal of mine since I became a stay at home/work from home/Full time Photographer to find a Life – Work Flow Balance… LOL I haven’t found it yet. BUT I will one day. Until then, I will keep doing my best as a Wife, Mom & Photographer and take one day at a time and thank my lucky stars that I do have a wonderful life minus a few bumps in the road. Here is my week-end as my husband was out of town for work {which meant I didn’t work} we got to enjoy our first and probably only snow of this Winter.

 

Happy Valentine’s Day! {Piedmont Triad Area Newborn and Wedding Photographer}

Sweet Baby H {Winston Salem Newborn Photographer}

I’m Turning 30 {NC Newborn and Wedding Photographer}

Well… I have 1 more day of being 29. I went to Google searching for the right Blog or Quotes to ease my thoughts of turning the BIG 3-0.

I found nothing.

Or at least nothing to win me over turning 30. ha!

You see, I’m not in tears {yet} and I’m not stressed about it… I deal with stress pretty well. I think that’s because I have learned to let things go and let nature take it’s course… it is what it is.

Turning 30 made me open my eyes more than anything.  Yes I am turning 30 {AH!}. Yes I am a busy Mommy and want to be here more for my kids. Yes I want to be a better wife. Yes I am a business owner. Yes I do not see my friends often. Yes I suck at life work balance. Yes my laundry stays piled high, email backed up, deadlines past due, supper not cooked… Yes I am wore slap out. Tired but with a Smile still on my face. I think I could literally sleep for days… LOL

Then I look around me… have not even been on Facebook for 10 minutes reading status updates in the news feeds and realize… it can’t be too bad – what am I whining about – I am healthy, my boys are healthy, I have a husband to come home to and a business that keeps me busy, I do have friends to call on if ever needed, clothes on my back, roof over my head and food on the table. 30 can’t be too shabby, it is, what it is… I have all that I need and I’m very grateful to have made it this far. I truly hope I’m able to see another 30 years.  xoxo

 

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